Global Clinical Supply Chain & Logistics

What Enables Reliable Supply Chain Execution for Clinical Trials?

Reliable clinical trial supply chain execution requires GDP-compliant infrastructure, specialized logistics processes, and coordinated oversight of time-, value-, and temperature-sensitive clinical materials. These capabilities help ensure product integrity, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted supply to clinical trial sites across global study networks.

Clinical trials require supply chains that can respond to evolving study demands, regulatory requirements, and sourcing complexities.

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Tanner Pharma supports sponsors with integrated supply chain and logistics solutions designed to maintain product integrity and ensure compliant movement of clinical materials from sourcing through delivery to investigator sites.

Our team provides strategic input during protocol design to help identify and mitigate potential supply chain risks early in the study planning process, supporting more resilient and executable clinical supply strategies.

Our Capabilities

Global Clinical Distribution & Depot Network

  • Global distribution to clinical trial sites through a Hybrid Depot Network of Tanner-owned facilities and qualified partner network operating under a unified global GxP-compliant quality framework.

  • Comparator and clinical material distribution from qualified and approved global depots.

Clinical Trial Storage & Cold Chain Logistics

  • GDP-compliant ambient, refrigerated, frozen, and ultra-low frozen storage for clinical trial materials.

  • Cold chain logistics supporting temperature-sensitive clinical materials across the global clinical trial supply chain.

Shipment Visibility & Logistics Coordination

  • Shipment monitoring, temperature tracking, and proactive risk management throughout global clinical trial logistics.

  • Real-time shipment visibility and logistics coordination for global clinical trial supply.

Returns Management & Regulatory Compliance

  • Returns management and compliant destruction of clinical materials in accordance with GxP requirements.

  • Compliance with global regulatory frameworks including GDP, DSCSA, and FMD.

Tanner’s Global Infrastructure

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Hybrid Depot Network

Strategically located Tanner-owned facilities and qualified partner depots operating under a unified global quality framework.

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Dedicated Storage

Segregated storage configurations that support inspection readiness and protect product integrity.

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Temperature-Controlled Storage

Validated facilities support:

Ambient: 15°C–25°C, Refrigerated: 2°C–8°C, Frozen: –20°C and Ultra-low frozen: -80°C

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Qualified Logistics Lanes & Cold Chain Oversight

Risk-based lane qualification and shipment oversight designed to help maintain cold chain integrity from point A to point B, including defined escalation pathways for temperature excursions

Wherever the Patient is We Deliver

Trusted global distribution across more than 150 countries and counting.

How We Deliver Clinical Trial Solutions

Explore real-world examples of how we navigate regulatory, geographic and supply complexities to deliver compliant, global access to essential therapies.

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